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Manassas City Utilities received the Century Award from the American Public Power Association (APPA) for its 100-year anniversary. Established in 1987, the APPA Century Award is given each year to public power utilities that have served their customers and community for 100 years. For details, go to www.manassascity.org or call 703-257-8276.

To commemorate the milestone, Manassas City Utilities hosted a 100-year anniversary event in October, 2013 that was attended by more than 600 people. At the event, they ceremoniously buried a time capsule containing memorable utility items from the past century and also raised more than $3,000 to donate to the American Cancer Society.

Bellezza Spa of Centreville, Va. helped support Life with Cancer by donating 20 percent of all services sold during Mother’s Day, totaling $260. Bellezza Spa owner, Paola Berrios, is an advocate and volunteer for Life with Cancer, a Fairfax-based program, part of Inova Health System. For more information, go to www.bellezzaspava.com or call 703.266.0063.

“So many are managing day-to-day with cancer, and Bellezza Spa is actively committed to helping children with cancer receive the best possible care and support,” said Paola Berrios, owner of Bellezza Spa of Centreville, Va.

On May 18, officers stopped a vehicle in the area of the Prince William Parkway and Hoadly Road for a traffic related offense. Police say the driver, identified as Inderbitzin-Brooks, was under the influence of alcohol.

Police say she initially resisted arrest but was detained. When officers were putting the woman in the backseat of a cruiser, she bit one of them in the arm, according to police. The officer sustained a minor injury.

Inderbitzin-Brooks is being held without bond. Her court date is June 18.

WOODBRIDGE, Va. (WUSA9) -- Prince William County police have arrested two brothers from Alexandria who they say sexually assaulted a young girl on more than one occasion.

Jose Delman Rivera, 35, has been charged with three counts of aggravated sexual battery and Jose Rolando Rivera Mendoza, 22, has been charged with rape.

Police say the two men sexually assaulted a female victim who was between seven and 12-years-old at the time of the assault. The assault was reported to have occurred between 2007 and 2010 at a residence in Woodbridge.

The men are known to the victim and were living with the victim at the time of the incidents, according to police.

Police began investigating the assault on May 8 and the two men were arrested on May 13. Both men are being held without bond.

WOODBRIDGE, Va. (WUSA9) -- A 29-year-old Virginia man has been arrested for abduction.

Police say they were called to a residence in the 1900 block of Gableridge Terrace in Woodbridge, Va. at 11:30 p.m. on May 5 to investigate an assault.

The victim, a 29-year-old woman from Alexandria, told police she went to meet the suspect, Kwadwo Aboagye, at his address in the area, according to officials. Once there, the two engaged in a verbal altercation before escalating to a physical assault.

Police say Aboagye ordered the victim into a bathtub where he proceeded to forcibly cut the victim's hair and clothing with a pair of scissors. The victim sustained deep cuts to her hands.